Talking machine



M. E. LYLE J. J. SCULLY,'AND F. L. CAPPS.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYS, 191?- 1,41 2,059. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

Ursa S-TAES mnnv'm' n LYLE, JOHN J. SCULLY, AND FRANK-L. earns, or snrnenronr, conmacrrcur, ASSIGNORS TO COLUMBIA cnarnornonn MANUFACTURING oomrm', or mmaenron'r, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

TALKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 11, 1922,

Original application filed July 2, 1915, Serial No. 87,731. Divided and this application filed July 6, 1917.

Serial No. 178,973.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MERVIN E. LYLE, JOHN J. SGULLY, and FRANK L. CAPPs, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Talking Machines, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to talkin machines, and it has for its object to prov1de a tonearm and mounting therefor that are simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,

easy to assemble, and efiicient in operation,

this application bein a division of our application Serial No. 3 ,731, filed July 2, 1915, entitled Talking machines, patented February 4, 1919, Number 1,293,489.

The inventive idea is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustrating the invention, is shown on the accompanying drawing, but it is to be expressly understood that such drawing is for the purpose of illustration onl and not for the purpose of defining the limits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims for that purpose.

In said drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a talking machlne embodying one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View through the tone-arm support.

Referring to the drawing, in which like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in both'views, 1 designates a talking machine cabinet of any suitable construction, bein shown as of that type wherein an amp ifier 2 is enclosed within the same. Also mounted within the casin 1 is any suitable form of motor (not sown), the motor being provided with the usual winding crank 3. 4 desi ates the usual turntable, 5 a record-tab et, and 6 is a soundbox of any suitable construction.

Over an aperture suitably positioned in the top plate 7 of casing 1, and shown as situated in one corner thereof, is a tone-arm support 8 provided with two oppositely disposed horizontal slots 9, within which rest the tone-arm 12, sai one-arm at its other The spherical enlargement "11 fits closely within the upper'portion of the supports but with suflicient clearance so as to permit the tone-arm to turn freely therein about vertical and horizontal axes. This construction enables the tone-arm to have universal movement upon its bearing without provid- 1ng any opemng the interior of'the sound conduit.

Within the tone-arm support 8 and beneaththe spherical enlargement 11 of the tone-arm is mounted a stirrup 13, which stirrup is connected to the wall of the tone-- arm support on one side, at 14, at a point higher up, that is, in a higher horizontal plane, than is the other side 15 of the stirrup, and acoiled spring 16 is connected at its lower end to the bottom of said stirrup and at its upper end to the pin 10, in the axis of support 8. The higher end '14 of said stirrup is in a position to be engaged by the lower edge of the spherical portion .of the tone-arm when the latter is swun to one side of the record and the soundox end thereof released, thereby limiting the downward tilting or rocking action of the tone-arm and acting as a support or stop to hold the tone-arm in an approximately hori-. zontal position. On the other hand, the lower portion 15 of the stirrup is in a position where it will not be engaged by the lower edge of the spherical portion of the tone-arm when the tone-arm is considerably elevated. At the same time, the point where the spring 16 is connected with the stirrup is sufiiciently removed .from the point where said spring is connected to the pin 10 to afford the necessary yielding action and yet the spring 16.

It will be observed therefore, that this invention provides an extremely simple, cheaply manufactured tone-arm and support therefor, while providing efficiently for all of the movements incident to the perfect. operation of the tone arm. Furthermore,-

while the invention has been illustrated as od ed ll 1 1. 91 of talking mach ne flaring outwardly from wherein the sound amplifier is enclosed Within a casing below the plane of the record- 1. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support having oppositely disposed horizontal slots in its walls, a tone-arm having a spherical end portion fitting in said support, a pin passing through said spherical portion with its ends resting in said slots, a stirrup in said tonearm support, one end of said stirrup acting as a stop to limit the downward tilting movement of the tone-arm, and a spring connecting the bottom of said stirrup and said pin.

2. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm mounted to turn on horizontail pivot means engaging openings in the sides of said support, and a rod extending across the'interior of said support and actingas a tone-arm stop, one end of the rod being higher than the other.

3. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm mounted to turn on a horizontal pin engaging openings in the sides of said support, a rod xtending across the interior of said support and acting as a tone-arm stop to limit its downward movement, and a spring connected to said pin and said rod.

4. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm mounted to turn on a horizontal pin engagingopenings in the sides of said support, a rod extending across the interior of said support and having a depending stirrup bend therein, one end of the rod acting as a stop to limit the movement of the tonearm, and a spring connected to said pin and to the depending stirrup part of the rod.

5. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm mounted to turn on a hprizontal pin engaging openings in the sides of said support, a rod extending across the interior of said support having one end higher than the other and provided with a depend.- ing stirrup bend, the higher end of the rod acting as a stop to limit the movement of the tone-arm, and a spring connected to said pin and to the depending stirrup part of the rod.

6. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, horizontal means maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, and a rodextending across said sup: port and acting as a stop to limit the downward tilting movement of the tone-arm.

7. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, a rod extending across said support and acting as a stop to limit the downward tilting movement of the tone-arm, and a spring connected to said pin and rod. 8. Ina talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in sald support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin malntaining said members in operative relation and enga ed in said slots, and a rod having one end igher than the other extendin across said support, the higher end of said rod acting as a etc to limit the downward tilting movement 0 the tone-arm and the rod and pin forming supports for a tension means.

9. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, a rod having one end higher than the other extending across said support, the higher end of said rod acting as a stop to limit the downward tilting movement of the tone-arm, and a spring connected to said pin and rod.

10. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, horizontal pivot means maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, and a rod extending across said support and having its ends at different elevations, one end of said rod being positioned to act as a stop for said tone-arm.

11. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said l t 3 rod nding a r s said supp rt and having its ends at different elevations, one end of said rod being positioned to act as astop for said tone-arm, and a spring :onnected to said pin and rod.

12. In a talking machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically opposed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, a rod extending across said support and having a stirrup bend therein, one end of said rod acting as a stop for said tonearm, and a spring connected to said pin and to the stirrup bend of said rod.

' 13. In 'a talking. machine, the combination of a vertical tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with diametrically o posed horizontal slots, a horizontal pin maintaining said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, and a spring connected to said pinand extending axially from said tone-arm to a fixed abutment.

14. In a talking machine, the combination of a tubular tone-arm support provided with diametrically opposed circumferential slots, a tone-arm having anend fitting in said support and provided with a transverse|pin engaged in said slots, and a spring coninected to said pin and extending axially from said tone-arm to a fixed abutment.

15. In a talking machine, the combination of a tubular tone-arm support, a tone-arm. having an end fitting in said support, one of said members being provided with. opposed circumferential slots, a pin maintaining-said members in operative relation and engaged in said slots, and a spring connected to said pin and extending to a fixed abutment opposed to said pin.

16. In a talking machine, the combinationof a vertical conduit, a tone-arm having a spherical end portion mounted therein, a

stirrup in said support, one end of said. stirrup acting as a stop to limit the down ward tilting movement of'the tone-arm, and

connected thereto, and an abutment within said conduit extending transversely across it and acting to limit movement of the tone,- arm in both directions.

18. In a talkin machine, the combination I of a vertical con uit, a tone-arm terminally connected thereto for universal 'movement, and a rod mounted in the conduit adjacent the terminal of the tone-arm, one end of said rod being nearer the terminal than the other, said rod adapted to limit the movement of the tone-arm in one direction to a greater extent than in the other.

' 19. In a talking-machine, the combina tion of a vertical conduit, a tone-arm universally connected thereto, means in said conduit adapted to abut the tone-arm to limit its movement in one direction about its horizontal axis of rotation, and to permit of greater movement of the tone-arm about said horizontal axis in the other direction.

20. In a talking-machine, the combination of a vertical conduit, a tone-arm universally connected thereto, means extending across said conduit and disposed at a greater height therein at one side than at the other, whereby it abuts the tone-arm to limit its movement in one direction about its horizontal axis of rotation, to a greater extent than in the other direction.

21. A tone-arm mounting for phonoraphs, including a tone-arm a support for MERVIN E. LYLE. JOHN J. scULLY.

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